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Japan's GMO Internet verifies alleged customer data posted by hackers after cloud breach

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Japanese internet giant GMO tells customers to shut down and disconnect PCs from the internet following data breach and ransomware threat
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Summary

GMO Internet, a Japanese internet company, is verifying alleged customer data that suspected hackers posted online after a breach of one of its cloud services. Separately, the company has told customers to shut down and disconnect their PCs from the internet following the data breach and a ransomware threat. According to TechRadar, the hackers threatened to install ransomware on user devices, but they never did.

This continues an earlier story: Japanese companies move to compensate users after cyberattacks

Later: Investigation links North Korea-linked hackers to massive GMO Internet data leak in Japan

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  1. TechCrunch

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    TechCrunch reports that Japan's GMO Internet is verifying alleged customer data posted by suspected hackers following a cloud service breach.

  2. TechRadar

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    TechRadar reports that GMO Internet told customers to shut down and disconnect their PCs from the internet following a data breach and ransomware threat, and that the hackers threatened to install ransomware on user devices but never did.

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